一、单项选择题。
本大题共40个小题，每小题2.5 分，共100.0分。
在每小题给出的选项中，只有一项是符合题目要求的。
1.— _______— I failed my driving test again.A.What shall I do?B.I’m down in spiritsC.What are you doing?D.What’s up?2.— Which is your preference, tea or coffee?— _______A.OK, thanks.B. I like both.C.Can I choose?D. I choose tea any time.3.—You’d better have more physical exercise.— _______A.I’d like that, but I can’t afford the time.B.That’s good.C.Really.D.Yes, I would.4.— I'm sure Class One will win the game.—________. Let's wait and see.A.Yes, I think soB.It's hard to sayC.ImpossibleD.That’s unlikely.5.—Let’s go and have sports together.— _______A.Yes, please.B.You’re welcome.C.Good idea.D.Thank you.6.I think we should _______ these interesting old customs.A.preventB.preserveC.reserveD.serve7.Because there is so much unemployment, the _______ for jobs is fierce.A.chanceB.contestC.pressurepetition8.Some words are hard to _______ because they have many different uses.A.spellB.pronounceC.defineD.mean9.The English of today is very different _______ the English of500 yearsago.A.toB.inC.byD.from10.T here are trees on _______ sides of the river.A.bothB.allC.eitherD.neither11.T hey want to _______ their own import-export business.A.set offB.set backC.set aboutD.set up12.M y letters were all returned to me, so I decided to go around to her house_______ person.A. withB.atC.inD.of13.W e _______ goods to over 40 different countries.A.importB.exportC.portD.report14.W illiam realized that he should have felt _______ with his job, but hedidn’tA.contentedB.suitablefortableD.interested15.T he young people spoke _______ length about their experiences.A.inB.atC.withD.by16.T here are two _______ students on the play ground.B.hundred ofC.hundredsD.hundreds of17.T here is _______ ink in the bottle. I have to buy some.A.littleB. a littleC.fewD. a few18.B etween 1820 and 1920 some 35 million _______ reached the UnitedStates.A.immigratesB.emigratesC.immigrantsD.emigrants19.M any small businesses are struggling _______ survival in this difficulteconomic climate.A.offB.withC.forD.up20.A dvertising is often the most _______ method of promotion.A.efficientB.efficiencyC.effectD.effective21._______ a cold morning in June, I saw a stranger walking around thehouse.A.InB.AtC.OnD. For22.J ohn was so drunk that he fell off the bike and _______ by the roadsideuntil the next morning.idB.liedC.had lainy23.H is behavior _______ his lazy attitude toward to work.A.forbidsB.impressesC. reflectsD.occupies24.T he hero of the story is an artist in his _______.B. thirtyC.thirty’sD.thirties25.T he pencil is _______ that one.A.as two time as longB.as long two times asC.two times as long asD.long as two times than26.I t was _______ that came here at midnight.A.himB.themC.herD.they27.B y sunset we had _______ thirty miles.A.crossedB.wentC.spreadD.covered28.I _______ on those days as the happiest time of my life.A.look atB.look downC.look backD.look for29.Y ou must keep it secret. It is only _______ you and me.A.forB.toC.amongD.between30.T he air in Beijing is getting much _______ now than a few years ago.A.cleanB.cleanerC.cleanestD.the cleanest31.T he BBC _______ the news to all parts of the world.A.showsB. broadcastsC.tellsD. communicates32.I _______ to catch the early train, but I didn’t get up in time.A.managedB.intendedC.tendedD. failed33.A diet high in fat may be responsible _______ several types of cancer.A.forB.ofC. toD.at34.M y sports shoes are too small. I want to buy _______ pair.A.the othersB.the otherC.otherD.another35.I t wasn’t a good thing; _______ the contrary it was a huge mistake.A.ofB.onC. inD.at36.A ll in all we unexpectedly lost the match after two month of hard training.A.在经过两个月的艰苦训练后，我们所有的人都为输掉了这场比赛而意外。
B.总而言之，在经过两个月的艰苦训练后，我们意外地输掉了这场比赛。
C.虽然经过了两个月的训练，但是我们所有的人还是失去了这场比赛。
D.最后出乎意料的是，我们经过了两个月的艰苦训练还是输掉了这场比赛。
37.H is performance did not live up to our expectations.A.他的表演不如我们的期望好。
B.他没有按照我们所期望的那样表演。
C.他的表演出乎我们的预料。
D.他的表演恰好如我们期望的一样。
38.T hanks to my foresight, I took my umbrella with me.A.谢天谢地，我带了雨伞。
B.带了雨伞，这是我的聪明之举。
C.幸亏我带了雨伞。
D.幸亏我有先见之明，带了雨伞。
39.那个年轻人独自一人在沙漠里生存了两个月。
A.The young man managed to survive alone in the desert for twomonths.B.The young man tried to survive alone in the desert for two months.C.The young man tried his luck in the desert for two months.D.The young man managed to go to desert alone two months ago.40.十年来我一直在坚持收听收音机里的英语节目。
A.I listened to the English programs over the radio ten years ago.B.I often kept on listening to the English programs over the radio tenyears ago.C.For ten years I kept on listening to the English programs over theradio.D.For ten years I listened to the English programs over the radio.。